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' people for an hour, and enjoyed myself under the shade of a choul- 
try, close to the shore. Before three we got to another choultry and 
tahl? at Trippaulgoody, distant five miles. Here we rested and took a 
repast. We reached Tindy, distant sixteen miles, by half after eight, 
where I received the usual nazur of limes, and found arches erected 
across the road covered with green boughs. I proceeded at nine, 
and during the night passed several waters, some of which were 
rather deep. By three in the morning I got to Gotapatam, distant 
twenty-five miles, where 1 again changed boys. 
January ^9. — By nine I reached Chadoobabah, distant twenty- 
one miles. Mr^ Hawkins of Terichinopoly has a bungelow here, to 
which he retires during the heat of summer to enjoy the sea breeze. 
Fortunately for me he had been here several days to dispatch a 
vessel belonging to him. He received me very civilly, and kindly 
acted as my interpreter, by which means I soon got my boys 
together. At tw^elve I set off again; the day very hot, notwith- 
standing the breeze. We now quitted the sea shore, as it here makes 
a rapid turn to the east, till it ends in Point Gallamere. The whole 
country was in high cultivation ; consequently the paddy fields 
were nearly impassable. At small distances were chouitrys and 
pagodas, in the front of which were several gigantic figures of 
richly ornamented horses, formed of bricks covered over with chu- 
nam. These were mixed with fruit trees and lofty banians, which 
rendered the scenery less tame than might have been expected from 
the flatness of the country. By four I arrived at Puttahcottah, distant 
fifteen miles, where I expected to meet the boys from Tanjore. 
None however were there, and the same boys were induced to go 
fifteen miles farther to a tappaul house, where we rested all night. 
January 30.-— As no boys had made their appearance from 
